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her and in this assurance I calmed myself expecting the trial with eagerness but without prognosticating an evil result. _____________________ I saw unhappiness deeply impressed co on his countenance but he endeavoured to welcome me cheerfully and he ^after ourwe mournful had exchanged our mournful greetings would have spoken on some other topic than that of our disaster had not Chap. 11
her and in this assurance I calmed myself expecting the trial with eagerness but without prognosticating an evil result. _____________________ I saw unhappiness deeply impressed coco on his countenance but he endeavoured to welcome me cheerfully and he ^he ^^^after ourwe mournful had exchanged our mournful greetings ^after ourourwe ^we mournfulmournful had exchanged our mournful greetings would have spoken on some other topic than that of our disaster had not Chap. 11 ¶ We were soon joined
By^ByBy^^^by
^by
by
Elizabeth.
Time had made great alterations in her form since I had
Time had made great alterations in her form since I had
last beheld
her.
her.
Five
Five
years
years
ago before she
agoago before she
was
was
a pretty,
a pretty,
good humoured girl with an understanding above her years
good humoured girl with an understanding above her years
Whom every one
Whom every one
loved,
loved,
and
and
humouredcaressed .
humouredhumouredcaressed ^caressed .
She was now a woman in stature and expression of
She was now a woman in stature and expression of
countenance
countenance
which was uncommonly
which was uncommonly
lovely —
lovely —
An open
An open
&capacious for ^e head
&capacious for ^^^e ^e head
gave indications of a good
gave indications of a good
understanding
understanding
joined to great
joined to great
frankness.
frankness.
Her eyes were
Her eyes were
hazel
hazel
and
and
very soft now through recent affliction they expressed sorrow. Her smile had som express edive very soft now through recent affliction they expressed sorrow. Her smile had som express ededive ^ive greatgreatgreat^^^^of
uncommon ^of
of
uncommon
uncommon mildness
mildness
now
now
through recent
through recent
affliction
affliction
allied to
allied to
sadness–
sadness–
Her hair was of a rich
Her hair was of a rich
^^^^dark
^dark
dark
auburn ^^^^her complexion
fair ^her complexion
her complexion
fair
fair
and her figure
and her figure
sli mght
sli mmght ^ght
and graceful.
and graceful.
She
embracedwme with welcomed me with the greatest
embracedembracedwwme withme with welcomed me with the greatest
affection
affection
"Your arrival, my
bestdearest bestbestdearest ^dearest
cousin," said she,
give "fills me with hope. You perhaps will find
givegive "fills me with hope. You perhaps will find
out some means to justify my poor
out some means to justify my poor
innocent^innocentinnocent^^^guiltless
^guiltless
guiltless
Justine.
Alas
Alas
Who is
safe is
safe is
she
were
were
convicted
^^^^of crime?
^of crime?
of crime?
forforI
I
belie rely on
beliebelie rely on
her her innocence as certainly as I do
herher her innocence as certainly as I do
onononupon
^upon
upon
my own. Our ^Our Misfortune is doubly hard to
us.
us. IIIWe ^We have not only lost that lovely darling
boy
boy
but this poor
girl
girl
whom I sincerely love, is to be torn away by even a worse
fate – Alas
fate – Alas
if she is
condemned
condemned
I
shall never
shall never
know joy
more
more
But she will
not
not
I am sure she will
not
not
and then I shall be happy
again
again
even after the
d sad death of my little William." "She is innocent, my Elizabeth," said
dd sad death of my little William." ¶ "She is innocent, my Elizabeth," said
I and
I and
that shall be
proved –
proved –
fear
nothing
nothing
but let your spirits be cheered by the assurance of her
aquittal.
aquittal.
¶ "How kind
your are," replied Elizabeth, "every
your are," replied Elizabeth, "every
one else believes in her guilt, and that made me
wretched for I would as surely believe in my
wretched for I would as surely believe in my
for I knew
it to be it to be that
it was
^that
that
it was
impossible,
impossible,
and to see every one else prejudiced in so deadly a
manner
manner
rendered me hopeless and despairing." She
wept—
wept—
"Sweet
"Sweet
niece"
niece"
said my
father dry
father dry
your
eyes tears and do not give so sad sorrowful a welc- come to Victor who has been so long absent eyeseyes tears and do not give so sad sorrowful ^sorrowful a welc- come to Victor who has been so long absent
if she
is
is
as you
believe innocent
believe innocent
rely
thaton the justice of our
thatthaton the justice of our
judges
judges
& the activity with which I shall prevent the slightest shadow of
partiality.
partiality.
We
We
passed a few sad
hours untill
hours untill
eleven
o'clock
o'clock
when the trial was to
begincommence andmM y father
beginbegincommence ^commence andandmmM ^M y father
and
E fatherEl the rest of the family being obliged to attend as
E fatherfatherElEl the rest of the family being obliged to attend as
witnesses Iac
witnesses IacIac
I accompanied them to the court. During the whole of this wretched mockery of
justice
justice
I
sufferred
sufferred
living torture. ^It was to be
decided
decided
whether the result of my curiosity and lawless
desiresdesiresdesiresdevices
^devices
devices
would cause the death of two of my
fellow beings.
fellow beings.
One a smiling
babe
babe
full of innocence and
joy,
joy,
the other far more dreadfully
murdered
murdered
with every
agravation ignominy
agravation ignominyignominy
infamy that could make
that
that
murder
more terrible.more terriblemore terrible..memorable in horror.
^memorable in horror.
memorable in horror.
Justine also was a girl of
merit
merit
and possessed qualities which promised to render her
little worldlittle worldlittle worldlife
^life
life
happy;
happy;
now all was to be obliterated in an
d ignominious
dd ignominious
grave –;
grave ––; ^;
And I the cause! A thousand times rather would I have confessed myself guilty of the crime ascribed to
Justine,
Justine,
but I was absent when it was
committed
committed
and such a declaration would have been ^been considered as the ravings of a
madman
madman
and
could
could
not have exculpated her who suffered through me. ¶ The
aff appearance of Justine was calm. She was dressed in
affaff appearance of Justine was calm. She was dressed in
morn mourning
mornmorn mourning
and her countenance, always engaging, was
rendered
rendered
by the solemnity of her
feelings exquisite -ly
feelings exquisite -ly
beautiful.
Yet sheHer mann Yet she appeared confident in
Yet sheYet sheHer mannHer mann Yet she appeared confident in
innocence
innocence
and did not
tremble
tremble
although gazed
at
at
and execrated by
thousands. fo
thousands. fofo
For all the
kind ness
kind ness
which her beauty might have
gained from others
gained from others
was obliterated by the
rememberance
rememberance
of the enormity she was supposed to have committed. She was
tranquil
tranquil
yet her tranquillity was
evident constrained –
evident constrained –
and as her confusion had before been adduced as a proof of her
guilt
guilt
she worked
herself up her mind to an appearance of courage. When she entered the
herselfherself up her mind to an appearance of courage. When she entered the
court
court
she threw her eyes round
it
it
and quickly discovered where we were
seated –
seated –
a tear seemed to dim her eye when she saw
us
us
but she recovered
herself
herself
and
gwith a look
ggwithwith a look
e of sorrowful affection seemed to attest her utter guiltlessness. The trial
ee of sorrowful affection seemed to attest her utter guiltlessness. ¶ The trial
began andlistened attentively wish
began andandlistened attentively wish
and
and
after the advocate against her had stated the
charge
charge
several witnesses were called. Several strange facts combined against
her
her
which
would
would
have staggered any one who had not such
prof
prof
of her innocence as I had. She had been out the whole of the night on which the murder had been
committed
committed
and towards morning had been perceived by a
farmemarket- woman
farmefarmemarket- ^market- woman
not far from the spot where the body of the murdered child had been afterwards found.
He asked her whSheThe woman asked
He asked her whHe asked her whSheSheThe woman ^The woman asked
^^^^her
^her
her
what she did
there ? –
there ? ^? – forforforbut ^but she looked very
stang strangely
stangstang strangely
and only returned a confused
^&unintelligible^ answer e . ^&unintelligible^^^&unintelligible^ answer ee . ^S^^^SSShe
^She
came returned to the house about eight
camecame returned to the house about eight
o'clock
o'clock
and
and
when
some
some
one
enquired
enquired
where she had passed the
night
night
she
replied
replied
that she had been looking
ofofoffor
^for
for
the
child
child
and
^enquired^^^enquiredenquireddemanded
^demanded
demanded
earnestly
earnestly
if any thing had been heard concerning him. When
the body was broughtinto
the body was broughtinto
the
house
house
she fell into violent
hystericshysterics
and kept her bed for several days. The picture was then
produced
produced
which the servant had found in her
pocket
pocket
and when
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
in a faltering
voice
voice
proved that it was the same
she hadwhich theshe hadshe hadwhich ^which thethe
an hour before
the murderthe child had been missed, the murderthe murderthe child had been missed, she had
^she had
she had
placed round his
neck
neck
a murmur of
indignation
indignation
and
horror
horror
filled the court. ¶ Justine was
then called on for her defence.
then called on for her defence.
God kno who reads all hearts knows how As the trial had
God kno who reads all hearts knows how As the trial had
proceeded
proceeded
her countenance had altered.
Surprise horror
Surprise horror
and
misery
misery
were
strong ly
strong ly
expressed. Sometimes she struggled with her
tears wh
tears whwh
but
but
when she was desired to
speak
speak
she collected her
powers
powers
and
spoke
spoke
in an
audible
audible
although
variable
variable
voice.
voice.
¶ "God knows," she said,
" w ho w
" ww ho w ^w
entirely I am
inocent.
inocent.
but I do not pretend
to be acquitted on account of
to be acquitted on account of
my protestations I rest my innocence
a on a
aa on a
simple explanation of the
factsfactsfactsfacts
^facts
facts
which have been adduced against
me,
me,
and I hope the character I have always borne will
encline
encline
my judges to a favourable
interpretation
interpretation
where any
factfactfactcircumstance
^circumstance
circumstance
appears doubtful or
suspicious.By the permission of Mad e Lavenza I passed the evening with an aunt at Chêne. One of my cousins returning from Geneva said that he had been at the house of M. Frankenstein and
suspicious.¶ By the permission of Mad e Lavenza I passed the evening with an aunt at Chêne. One of my cousins returning from Geneva said that he had been at the house of M. Frankenstein and ¶ She then related
that
that
by the permission of
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
she had passed the evening of the night on which the murder
was perpetrated
was perpetrated
at
M^MM^^^the house of
^the house of
the house of
an aunt
who resided in Chêne
who resided in Chêne
a village about a league from Geneva. On her
return
return
at ^at about nine
o'clock
o'clock
she met a
servantman
servantservantman
who asked her if she had seen any thing of the child who was lost. She was
frightened at
frightened at
this
account ,
account , ^,
and passed several hours in looking for
him
him
when the gates of Geneva were
shut
shut
and she
passedpassed^^^was forced to ^was forced to remain
ed^remain
remain
ededed s e veral
s e veral
hours
hours
of the night in
^in
a cottage,
but
but
unable to rest or sleep,
unable to rest or sleep,
she
rose early
rose early
that she might again endeavour to find my brother. If she had gone near the
spot
spot
e where his body
ee where his body
lay
lay
it was without her
knowledge
knowledge and she had been confusedand she had been confusedand she had been confusedThat
if she had been bewildered
^That
if she had been bewildered
if she had been bewildered
when
ques tioned
ques tioned
by the
market woman,
market woman,
was
thatthatthatnot
^not
not
surprising when
surprising when
she
was soc was so wretched onfor was sowas socc was so wretched ononfor ^for
the
loss
loss
of poor
William.
William.
Concerning the picture she could give no account. "I know," continued the unhappy
victim e
victim ee
"how heavily and fatally this
o one circumstance
oo one circumstance
we weighs against
wewe weighs against
me
me
but I have no power of explaining
it
it
and when I have expressed my utter
ignorance
ignorance
I am only left
was any other is to conjectureto conjecture concerning the probabilities by which it might have been placed in my pocket. But
wwas any other is to conjectas any other is to conjectureureto conjecture concerning the probabilities by which it might have been placed in my pocket. But
I here also I am
II here also I am
at achecked at aat achecked ^checked standstandstandI believe that ^I believe that I
have have no enemy on
have have no enemy on
earth who that I know
earth who that I know
and none surely
who could
who could
have been so wicked as
d to destroy me
dd to destroy me
so cruelly^wantonly. Did the murderer place it there? I know of no opportunity afforded him for so
so cruellyso cruelly^^^wantonly. ^wantonly. Did the murderer place it there? I know of no opportunity afforded him for so
doing
doing
or
or
if I
had
had
why should he have stolen the
jewel
jewel
to part with it
^^^^again
^again
again
so
soon again?
soon againagain? ^? ¶ "I commit my cause to the justice of my
judges
judges
yet I see no room for hope. I beg permission to have a few witnesses examined concerning my
character
character
and if
the
the nnnir
^ir
ir
testimony shall not overweigh ^testimony shall not overweigh my supposed
guilt is an apparent
guilt is an apparentis an apparent
I
shallmust be
shallshallmust ^must be
condemned
condemned
although I
ppp
would
would
pledge my salvation on my innocence." ¶ Several witnesses were
called
called
who had known her for many
years
years
and they spoke well of
her
her
but
fear
fear
and hatred of the crime of which they supposed her
guilty
guilty
rendered them
timorous
timorous
and unwilling
to speak^come forward .
to speakto speak^^^come forward come forward ^come forward .
Elizabeth saw even this last resource, her excellent
and irreproachable dispositions &
and irreproachable dispositions &
conduct, about to
failthe
failthe
accused,
when
when
although
uncalledviolently
uncalleduncalledviolently
agitated
agitated
she desired permission to
speak.
speak.
"I
am"
am"
said
she
she
"the cousin of the unhappy child who was
murdered
murdered
or rather his
sister
sister
for I was educated
^^^^by
^by
by
and lived with his parents
s ever
ss ever
sin since and
sinsin since and
long
before
before
his
birth;
birth;
it may therefore be judged indecent in me to come forward on this
occasion
occasion
but when I see a
fellow creature
fellow creature
about to perish through the cowardice of her pretended
friends
friends
I wish to be ^be allowed to
speak
speak
that I may say what I know of her character.
and I
andand I
know a great deal^know a great dealknow a great deal^^^am well acquainted with
it. ^am well acquainted with
am well acquainted with
it.
it. forforfor
I have lived in the same house with
her
her
at one time for
five
five
and
afterwards
afterwards
for nearly two years. During all that
time^period she
timetime^^^period ^period she
appeared to me
appeared to me
a
a
most amiable and benevolent
creature.
creature.
She
nurst
nurst
my
aunt
aunt
in her last
illness
illness
with the greatest affection and
care
care
and
and
after terwards
after terwards
attended her
^^^^own
^own
own
mother during a
long & tedious
long & tedious
illness w
illness ww
in a manner that excited the admiration of all who knew
her.
her.
After which she again lived in my
uncle's house
uncle's house
where she was
always a favourite^always a favouritealways a favourite^^^beloved by all the
family ^beloved by all the
beloved by all the
family
family . Of the deceased . Of the deceasedOf the deceasedshe was
veryfond^veryveryfondfond^^^warmly attached to
of the child who
has been murdered ^warmly attached to
warmly attached to
of the child who
ofof the child who
has been murdered
has been murdered
and acted towards him
in like a most affectionate
inin like a most affectionate
Mother.for
Mother.for
my own
part
part
I do not hesitate to
s ay that not withstanding ss ay that not withstanding ^^^^all ^all the evidence produced ^produced against
her
her
I believe and rely
io n
iio ^o n
her perfect innocence.
An She had no
AnAn She had no
t temptation
t t ^t temptation
and her dispo characterand her dispo characterand her dispo characterwhi for such an
action ^whi for such an
whiwhi for such an
action
action is amiableforis amiableis amiableforfor
as to the bauble on which the chief proof
rests IfsI
rests IfIfssII
if
s he
s he
had earnestly
wished for it
wished for it
I should have willingly given it
her
her
so much
did do
diddid do
I rely I esteem and value her." I relyI rely I esteem and value her." ¶ Excellent Elizabeth!
Excellent Elizabeth!
A murmur of approbation
ooo
was
was
heard,
heard,
but it was
on her account^on her accounton her account^^^excited by her generous
interference
^excited by her generous
excited by her generous
interference
interference
& not in favour of poor
Justine
Justine
on whom the public
ig indignation igig indignation was
^was
was
turned with renewed violence, charging her with ^with the blackest
in- gratitude. For
in- gratitude. ForFor
She herself wept as Elizabeth
spoke
spoke
but she did not answer. My own agitation
^^^^& anguish
^& anguish
& anguish
was extreme
wh during the whole
whwh during the whole
of the trial.
of the trial.
The picture was I believed in her
The picture was I believed in her
innocenceinnocence
I knew it. Could the
monster
monster
who had (I did not for a minute doubt) murdered my brother,
alo
alo
in his hellish sport have ^have betrayed the innocent to death and
ignominy.
ignominy.
I could not sustain the horror of my
situa tion
situa tion
and when I
saw
saw
that the popular
voice
voice
and the
countenance
countenance
of
theJudges
theJudges
had already condemned
Xthe accusedX my
unhappyvictim ^Xthe accusedX my
Xthe accusedX my
unhappyvictim unhappyvictim herherherI rushed out of the court in agony. The tortures of the accused did not equal
mine
mine
she was sustained by
innocence
innocence
but the fangs of remorse tore my
bosom–
bosom–
I passed a night of unmingled
wretchedness.
wretchedness.
In the morning I went to the court; my lips and throat were parched. I dared not ask the fatal
question –
question –
but I was
know n
know n ^n
and the officer guessed
what I came to en-^what I came to en-what I came to en-^^^the cause of my
visit ^the cause of my
the cause of my
visit
visit quire; —
quire;quire; —
the ballots had been
thrown
thrown
they were all
blak^blakblak^^^black
^black
black
& Justine was condemned.
